Hmmm... upon closer inspection my copy looks to be a later printing. It has the cover of the 1st ed. but the copyright page states: "First published in Great Britain by New English Library Ltd, 1974. First NEL Open Market Edition 1975. This Edition July 1975."
That's a bummer. I always thought that there was only one printing with this particular cover art...
Sorry!
First edition UK paperback novels are a nightmare...
No problem, Michael. Yes, it seems the "This Edition July 1975" is the part that shouldn't be there for the 1st (the example in Paul's paperback catalogue doesn't;t have that second line). However, that kind of description on the copyright page is similar to the UK Night Shift 1st copyright page in Paul's catalogue: "An NEL Open Market Edition Feb 1979. This NEL Edition April 1979". Perhaps the 1st can look like this? Or that record of the Night Shift may be incorrect and shouldn't have the "April 1979" statement?
Anyway, the hunt continues (as Lemmy Kilimister once growled, "The Chase Is Better Than The Catch").
Is that what he said?Originally Posted by peripheral
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Hey everybody, my absolute holy grail of Stephen King books is Subterranean's lettered edition of "The Shining". I am about to start the long grind of saving up. I see one on eBay for over $6,000. According to another website, I should be looking for them between 3 and 4 grand. Which valuation is correct?
Lettered Wants:
Altered Carbon "O"
Lettereds for Trade:
The Passage Trilogy
Wool Trilogy
Silence of the Lambs
Jekyll & Hyde
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
I would say ‘’. Too many stop points and shaky.
FAKE
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
Can’t find anything about this in the catalog. It’s a US Green Mile box set that came with a Windows Screensaver. I’m guessing it’s not valuable but curious if it’s rare. Does anyone know more about it?
Looking for Mister Slaughter S/L #78
Thanks, Tommy. Figured it wasn’t anything special but hell, you never know.
Looking for Mister Slaughter S/L #78
I bought one when it came out and used the screensaver for awhile, until I upgraded my PC. It's a nice item to own.
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...
I also bought one when they first came out but I left it in the shrink wrap. I remember some discussion about whether they were all first printings or not.
John
Steve, I kind of wish I had an old floppy drive so I could check it out. Do you remember what the screensaver images are?
John, none in my set are first printings. They’re all closer to tenth printing. That’s pretty neat you’ve still got them in shrink wrap.
Looking for Mister Slaughter S/L #78
“The battle between good and evil is endlessly fascinating because we are participants every day.” - Stephen King
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...